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Redder rancic only serves the isil target. they are leading a war against islam in the west. the fact of the matter is the west is not at war with islam and this is a point that president obama's prese ses sor made on a number of occasions and for republicans to erode that progress and effort and undermine that message only serves to advance the argument of isil. the president standing up and speaking out does serve our national interest and makes clear our political arguments. >> all right, josh, thank you so much. we appreciate you taking time to talk to us from manella. it was fairly extrao...

Ideas, more attractive and compelling vision. this larger battle for hearts and minds is going to be a generational struggle. its ultimately not going to be won or lost by the united states alone. it will be decided be i the countries and the communities that terroristing like isil target. if we try to do everything ourselves across the middle east, all across north africa we'll be playing whack a mole and there will be a whole lot of unintended consequences that ultimately make us less secure. >> that's president obama yesterday after meeting with top military leaders at the pentagon warning ...

Warned of a long road ahead to counter isis's ideology. he also said there are no plans to send more u.s. troops overseas overseas. >> this broader challenge of countering violent extremism is not simply a military effort. ideologies are not defeated with guns. they're defeated by better ideas, more attractive and more compelling ingling vision. this larger battle for hearts and minds is going to be a generational struggle. it's not ultimately going to be won or lost by the united states alone. it will be decided by the countries and communities that tryst terrorists like isil target. all acro...

Working with partners to counter isil's hateful propaganda especially online. we'll constantly reaffirm through words and deeds that we'll never be at war with islam, or terrorists who distort islam, but around the world we're also going to insist on partnering with muslim communities as they seek security prosperity and the dignity they deserve. we're going to expect those communities to step up in terms of pushing back as hard as they can in conjunction with other people of goodwill against these hateful ideologies in order to discredit them more effectively, particularly when it comes to wh...

Feel they aren't achieving anything. >> this comes yesterdaythis morning after president obama visited syria yesterday afternoon and said quote, they did not have a complete strategy. he said it would take time and require more than a military effort. >> this will not be quick. this is a long-term campaign. ultimately, in order for us to defeat terrorist groups like isil and al qaeda is going to also require us to discredit their idealogy the twisted thinking that draws vulnerable people into the ranks. this larger battle for hearts and minds is going to be a generational struggle. it's ultima...